Disaster Recovery Center in Mannford to Close Friday, Sept. 21

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) encourage Creek County residents affected by the Aug. 3-14 wildfire to take advantage of the face-to-face service before the Disaster Recovery Center at 101 Green Valley Rd. in Mannford closes 6 p.m., Friday, Sept. 21.

The center opened Aug. 27 to serve Creek County homeowners, renters and businesses following the devastating wildfire.  Nearly 600 people have taken advantage of the center to register, receive assistance with forms, update their information and learn about mitigation measures.

The center provides one-on-one service. Individuals needing to meet personally with representatives from OEM, FEMA, and the U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA) have only days left to do so.

Once the center closes, residents with computers or smartphones may apply or track their status online at www.disasterassistance.gov, or web-enabled phones at m.fema.gov or the FEMA app, or if they do not have a computer, by calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or TTY 1-800-462-7585. If using 711 Relay or Video Relay Services, call 1-800-621-3362. FEMA phone lines are open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. CT seven days a week; multilingual operators are available.

Homeowners, renters and businesses affected by the Aug. 3-14 wildfire, can apply for an SBA disaster loan after registering with FEMA by going online to SBA’s secure site at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela; calling 1-800-659-2955 or TTY 1-800-877-8339. For information on SBA disaster assistance, go to www.sba.gov.

SBA is the federal government’s primary source of money for the long-term rebuilding of disaster-damaged private property. SBA provides low-interest disaster loans to homeowners, renters, businesses and private nonprofits for their uncompensated physical disaster losses (homes, personal property and business assets).  For small businesses and most private nonprofits, SBA disaster loans are available to cover working capital needs caused by the disaster, whether or not the business suffered physical damage.

Federal disaster assistance programs are available only for a limited time following a major disaster declaration. The deadline for all Creek County residents who suffered damages or loss to apply is Oct. 22.

For more information on Oklahoma disaster recovery, click on www.fema.gov/disaster/4078 or www.oem.ok.gov.

Follow the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management on Twitter and Facebook at twitter.com/okem and www.facebook.com/oklahomadepartmentofemergencymanagement. FEMA tweets about the Oklahoma disaster are at twitter.com/femaregion6. Additional FEMA online resources include blog.fema.gov, www.facebook.com/fema and www.youtube.com/fema.

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Disaster Recovery Center in Mannford to Close Friday, Sept. 21

FEMA Approves Fire Management Assistance Grants for Fires in Multiple Counties in Oklahoma

FEMA Approves Fire Management Assistance Grants for Fires in Multiple Counties in Oklahoma

DENTON, Texas – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently approved requests from the state of Oklahoma for Fire Management Assistance Grants (FMAGs) for fires burning in multiple counties. This includes the Drumright Fire burning in Payne and Creek counties; the Glencoe Fire in Payne County; the Noble Fire in Cleveland County; the Freedom Fire in Creek County; and the Luther fire in Oklahoma County.

“These fires can be so devastating to communities, and we are committed to supporting our state and local partners during this time,” said FEMA Region 6 Acting Administrator Tony Robinson. “These grants will assist in the efforts to protect life and property.”

Eligible state firefighting costs covered by the aid must first meet a minimum threshold for costs before assistance is provided. Eligible costs covered by the aid can include expenses for field camps; equipment use, repair and replacement; tools, materials and supplies; and mobilization and demobilization activities.

An authorization makes FEMA funding available to pay 75 percent of state and local government eligible firefighting costs under an approved grant for managing, mitigating and controlling designated fires. Federal fire management assistance is provided through the President’s Disaster Relief Fund and made available by FEMA to reimburse local firefighting efforts for fires that threaten to cause a major disaster.

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FEMA Authorizes Funds To Help Fight Wyoming’s Squirrel Creek Fire

FEMA Authorizes Funds To Help Fight Wyoming’s Squirrel Creek Fire 

Release Date: July 2, 2012
Release Number: R8-12-022

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DENVER, Colo. — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Squirrel Creek Fire, located in Albany County in south-central Wyoming.

The authorization makes FEMA funding available to pay 75 percent of the state’s eligible firefighting costs under an approved grant for managing, mitigating and controlling designated fires.

On July 1, the state of Wyoming submitted a request for a Fire Management Assistance Grant, as the fire was threatening 250 homes in and around the communities of Fox Creek, Lake Owen, Woods Landing, Jelm, Albany and Hattie’s Lake about 45 miles southwest of Laramie.

High #230 was closed. Highway # 10 is threatened, as is the municipal watershed for the cities of Laramie and Cheyenne in the area. Mandatory evacuations took place for approximately 50 to 60 residences and another 175 on a one-hour evacuation alert. Fire Management Assistance Grants are provided through the President’s Disaster Relief Fund and made available by FEMA to assist in fighting fires that threaten to cause a major disaster. Eligible items can include expenses for field camps; equipment use, repair and replacement; mobilization and demobilization activities; and tools, materials and supplies.

These grants do not provide assistance to individual home or business owners and do not cover other infrastructure damage caused by the fire.

FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders and to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.

Last Modified: Monday, 02-Jul-2012 13:59:27

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